{"product_id":"nice-work-isbn-9780593806302","title":"Nice Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wise and tender story about the patience needed for a tree–and a friendship–to grow, from award-winning author Nicholas Day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll he wanted was a peach tree: Because when you eat a ripe peach, you get sticky and sweet, and if you don’t wash up, you stay sticky and sweet. And you feel like summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the tree arrives in the spring, it isn’t a tree. It’s a stick. Nice work, the boy tells his parents. You bought a stick. Even his friend Maya agrees. It’s a stick.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough what happens when you plant a stick, and it grows leaves? What happens when your best friend moves away? What happens when everything that was once clear starts to change? \u003cbr\u003eHere is a story of growth, the enduring power of friendship, the persistence of rabbits—and a single, glorious, impossible peach.★ \"It’s \u003cb\u003ea gently philosophical gem\u003c\/b\u003e that trusts young readers to sit with life’s slower rhythms.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The child’s different friendships and the tree’s slow maturation yield thematic treasures about growth, change, and aging, anchored by the titular refrain, by turns reflecting sarcasm and genuine pride....\u003cb\u003eWisdom in a small package\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eNICHOLAS DAY is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Award and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003eAward for nonfiction. He is also the author of the picture book Nothing, which received three starred reviews, and the adult narrative nonfiction title, \u003ci\u003eBaby Meets World. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has written regularly for \u003ci\u003eSlate; \u003c\/i\u003ehis work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALA TAHBOUB is a children’s book writer and illustrator. She started her creative journey as an architect and interior designer. She won the SCBWI Canada East chapter’s Storyteller Award for Illustration in 2019, and she was the SCBWI’s December Featured Illustrator in 2020. Hala believes in kindness, coffee, chocolate, and in the immense power of stories. She lives in Montreal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e​","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233432318181,"sku":"NP9780593806302","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593806302.jpg?v=1767733700","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nice-work-isbn-9780593806302","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}